Erin's favorite quotes

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."
— Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

2,796 people liked it

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men."
— Joseph Conrad

tags: women

1,155 people liked it

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."
— C.S. Lewis

tags: books, inspirational, reading, tea

1,648 people liked it

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
— Joseph Addison

tags: mind, reading

177 people liked it

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

tags: faith, inspirational

1,374 people liked it

"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem quite so funny."
— Jack Handey (Deep Thoughts)

tags: funny, humour

928 people liked it

"Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator."
— Lemony Snicket (Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid)

tags: funny

746 people liked it

"Women are like teabags; you never know how strong they are until they're put in hot water."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: women

6,785 people liked it

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
— Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

3,710 people liked it

"The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity."
— Margaret Nadauld

tags: religion, truth, women

327 people liked it

"When children, frightened of the wolf at the window, were asked what did it want to do, the little boy replied, 'Gobble me up.' The little girl said, 'Let's ask it.' "
— Darrian Leader

tags: women

58 people liked it

"If your wife wants to learn to drive, don't stand in her way."
— Stan Levenson

tags: humor, women

21 people liked it

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."
— Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

2,245 people liked it

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."
— Ray Bradbury

tags: culture, reading

1,283 people liked it

"…only then did I wake out of the book."
— John McGahern

tags: books, reading

33 people liked it

"Books are not made for furniture,
but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house."
— Henry Ward Beecher

tags: reading

65 people liked it

""If you feel far from God, guess who moved?""
— Robin Jones Gunn (Surprise Endings)

tags: christy, inspirational, miller

14 people liked it

"When one heart opens to another heart, it usually results in love."
— Robin Jones Gunn (Echoes)

10 people liked it

""Take it and be thankful.""
— Robin Jones Gunn

9 people liked it

"Did you read the part that says, 'Your hair is like a flock of goats'? How romantic is that? Or that other line, 'Your neck is like the tower of David.' Oh, now, that sounds real attractive! If some guy tried those lines on me, I'm sure I'd fall instantly in love with him."
— Robin Jones Gunn (As You Wish)

tags: boys, christy, humor, katie, lines, miller, pick-up

9 people liked it

"When in doubt chicken out."
— Robin Jones Gunn (Christy Miller Collection, Vol 2)

9 people liked it

"Christy: "My grandma made this. I've had it since elementary school."
Todd: "I never knew that."
Christy: "I never knew you left your towel on the floor."
Todd: "Uh-oh. Is this one of those issues they talked about in our premarital counseling? Should I hang up towels so you feel more loved?""
— Robin Jones Gunn (I Promise)

tags: christy, humor, miller, todd

8 people liked it

"Then Circled by the golden light of God's Presence and His promise, Paul and Sierra walked side by side along the trail that lead tward the campus and on tward their Future"
— Robin Jones Gunn (Take My Hand)

6 people liked it

""There are two words that you should use frequently in your youth: ´sorry´ and ´thank-you´. Use the first one as often as possible, so that on your death bed all that you have to say to your friends is ´thank-you!´."
— Robin Jones Gunn

tags: wisdom

5 people liked it

"Fred: "Is that brick wall your boyfriend?"
Doug: "Only in my dreams."
Fred: "Oh, you too? I'm Fred."
Dough: "Doug. I should mention, in all fairness though that Christy's boyfriend is my best friend. He's the brick wall you should be worried about.""
— Robin Jones Gunn (A Time to Cherish)

tags: christy, miller, todd

4 people liked it

"In Africa we having a saying, 'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' ...Before I go back home, I want you to consider us, Katie. Ponder what it would be like if we went together. Not alone and fast but together and far."
— Robin Jones Gunn (Coming Attractions)

tags: attrations, coming, eli, gunn, jones, katie, robin

4 people liked it

"A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice."
— Bill Cosby

tags: funny

161 people liked it

"Women don't want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think - in a deeper voice."
— Bill Cosby

81 people liked it

"Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing. "
— Bill Cosby

42 people liked it

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